ASK a Midwife: A Qualitative Study Protocol

Midwife-led institutions, also called free-standing birth centres, offer assistance to women at low risk for complications. Free-standing because they are the institutions that provide intervention assistance, present possibility conduct research on skills and knowledge necessary safe care who complications desiring an out-of-hospital birth. The aim of this study is reveal births in centres Germany midwives post-certification. theoretical methodological standpoint hermeneutic phenomenology. In-depth qualitative methods will be used particularly sensitive participants their social context allow complexity, detail context. sites Germany. Three strands data collected. Each centre has its own quality management handbook. From handbook, chapter concerning induction new analysed. Small focus groups held ten throughout Germany; collected from 10 20 during period centre. collection open-ended interviews, capture, journaling non-participant observation with midwives. analysis midwives’ experiences skill acquisition centres. findings produce key recommendations training work